List of reptiles of the Houtman Abrolhos

The

green turtle (Chelonia mydas) which is often observed in large numbers near shore. This is a list of reptiles of the Houtman Abrolhos:^[1]^[2]

Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor minima) on West Wallabi Island

Common name	Scientific name
Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragon	Pogona minor minima^[3]
Marbled gecko	Christinus marmoratus
Clawless gecko	Crenadactylus ocellatus
Ornate stone gecko	Diplodactylus ornatus^[4]
Variegated dtella	Gehyra variegata
Binoe's prickly gecko	Heteronotia binoei
South-western spiny-tailed gecko	Strophurus spinigerus
Barking gecko	Underwoodisaurus milii
Marble-faced delma	Delma australis
Gray's legless lizard	Delma grayii
Burton's legless lizard	Lialis burtonis
Spiny-palmed snake-eyed skink	Cryptoblepharus carnabyi
West Coast ctenotus	Ctenotus fallens
King's skink	Egernia kingii
Spiny-tailed skink	Egernia stokesii stokesii
South-western four-toed lerista	Lerista distinguenda
West Coast four-toed lerista	Lerista elegans
West Coast line-spotted lerista	Lerista lineopunctulata
Western worm lerista	Lerista praepedita
Common dwarf skink	Menetia greyii
Western pale-flecked morethia	Morethia lineoocellata
Southern pale-flecked morethia	Morethia obscura
Carpet python	Morelia spilota imbricata
Coastal burrowing snake	Simoselaps littoralis
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas

References

^ How, R. A., Pearson, D. J., Desmond, A. and Maryan, B. (2004). "Reappraisal of the reptiles on the islands of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia". The Western Australian Naturalist. 24 (3): 172–178.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
ISSN 0819-4327
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ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6. North, East and West Wallabi Islands ...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6. Also East Wallabi Island ...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

Further reading

Storr, G. M., Hanlon, T. M. S. and Dunlop, J. N. (1983). "Herpetofauna of the Geraldton region, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10: 215–234.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[How_2004-1] How, R. A., Pearson, D. J., Desmond, A. and Maryan, B. (2004). "Reappraisal of the reptiles on the islands of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia". The Western Australian Naturalist. 24 (3): 172–178.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Fisheries_2003-2] ISSN 0819-4327
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[3] ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6. North, East and West Wallabi Islands ...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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[4] ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6. Also East Wallabi Island ...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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